Heavy SUVs banned on many California Streets

[javasaurus]

Chuckle! Gotta love the irony. Many CA cities have bans on vehicles over 3tons on residential streets. Unbeknownst to many, this includes nearly all heavy SUVs. If they want the tax breaks of work trucks, let them suffer the same penalties too!

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Yes!

[ravenwolf68.livejournal.com]

Well done Andy Bowers! I have to admit to a fondness for Land Rovers and Range Rovers, which have been around for ages, but for the most part, my feeling is that SUVs are basically about the "bigger is better" mindset in current culture. Ah yes, of course - it's really another manifestation of the male insecurity complex - the bigger the vehicle/weapon/war, the smaller the penis...